$450 Smokeless Fire Pit for $20 đ„ (no weld DIY fire pit from a single barrel)
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- Äas pĆidĂĄn 24. 02. 2023
- Camp fires are awesome. Getting smokey...is not awesome. Learn how to make a DIY smokeless fire pit from a single barrel! Our design is no-weld and also includes an easy heat deflector so you can actually stay warm while standing next to the fire.
You can typically find a used 50 gallon drum for $10-20. A Solo Stove costs about $300, and the heat deflector adds another $179. That means this project can save you about $450 if you already have a drill and angle grinder. đ If you don't, you have a great excuse to buy a couple of new tools and still save money compared to buying a commercially made smokeless fire pit.
Tools needed:
Drill
Step drill bit
Right angle grinder
Pop rivets or metal screws
PPE (hearing protection, eye protection, etc)
Measuring tape
Scrap wood and a screw (optional, to make a jig)
Sawhorses and 2x4s (optional but save your back)
Small scrap piece of cardboard
Build is based generally on this video, but shorter and with a heat deflector of our own design: âą Smokeless Burn Barrel
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Ypu didnt really do it with just 1 barrel. You just turned 1 barrel into 2 barrels and than just copied the same process as everyone else aside from adding a fire stop on top
Nice design. Unfortunately as mentioned, the heat will cook the carbon out of that thin sheet and it, like all 55gal burn barrels will rot out quickly. I have been building these out of old water heater tanks for a long time, and your method should be able to be applied(I weld the inner barrel), and donât use holes. It would be easier as the WH tank is typically domed on the top. They are 1/8â thick,so last a good long time. A pit this size does not need very much primary air. Too much air will actually cool the fire down, create towering flames(like seen in your videos) and roar thru fuel. I found about 1% of the bottom surface area to be about right for the area of the vent letting air into the base of the fire. I have some video here on utube of the ones I build.
People will always find a way to complain about anything on everything... đ
Too much process
Unfortunately all that work and it'll rust out in 12 months
Why bother cutting and bending those squares around the bottom? Why bend 4 out to be feet? Why not just stand the barrel on a few bricks? Air and feet in one go!
I made one of those years ago and still use it today. I made mine by simply copying one of the stainless steel units you can buy. I used a 55 gallon barrel portion for the outside (cut down to about 20") and the inside chamber is just a piece of an old water heater (which is the perfect diameter for the inside) A little drilling and welding took me all of an hour to make one. They work great and last for many years.
That's okay, we don't have aloominum over here in the UK, we have the far superior stuff called aluminium....
Just spend the $200 and get a commercial unit. This is not only ugly, but a waste of time. In a year or two this will be junk.
One of the best tutorials on the internet. đ Thank you! đ INFORMATIVE AND ENTERTAINING! Oh, pay no attention to the critiques. đ€ They always think they know better đ some jut like the hear themselves type âšïž
Good job.
Well done! Thank you for sharing!
Very cool đ
Building stuff is fun
Great project!!!
Very nicely done. Something I think I mbe able to do.
Nice. I just finished building my dual barrel bin.... Then saw your video ! Heh
Great video thank you
Woooow nice đ I sub from Tasmania Australia đŠđș đđđ
Nice video đ any credits to the original builder?